"To Save Monarch Butterflies, They Had to Silence the Lawn Mowers"
"An unlikely group of New Yorkers is winning small victories in the battle to protect butterfly habitats."
Source: NYTimes, 10/16/2023
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"No Shade, No Water, And Record Heat: More Migrants Die In U.S. Desert"
"Veteran firefighter Daniel Medrano got out of his truck somewhere in the barren outskirts of Sunland Park, New Mexico, where a vast expanse of yellow sand is dotted by stubby bushes. Under one, he found a body."
Source: Reuters, 10/16/2023"Biden Announces Huge Hydrogen Investment. How Much Will It Help The Climate?"
"The Energy Department awarded up to $7 billion in grants for clean hydrogen “hubs,” but environmentalists warn some of the money could prop up fossil fuels and fail to cut emissions."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/16/2023"Why You Should Be Lazy And Leave Your Leaves In The Yard"
"As leaves begin to blanket yards across the country this fall, many might be tempted to clear away the crunchy foliage. Not so fast, experts say." "Fallen leaves can provide critical wildlife habitat and benefit soil health".
Source: Washington Post, 10/16/2023"The Human Limit: Where Heat Worsens Hunger"
"In war-torn Yemen, malnourished children are struggling to survive as temperatures rise".
Source: Washington Post, 10/13/2023Trillions Of Tons Of Of Ice Melts From Many Protective Antarctic Ice Shelves
"Four dozen Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by at least 30% since 1997 and 28 of those have lost more than half of their ice in that time, reports a new study that surveyed these crucial “gatekeepers’’ between the frozen continent’s massive glaciers and open ocean."
Source: AP, 10/13/2023"War In The Middle East Jeopardizes Climate Talks"
"A lasting war between Israel and Hamas could complicate climate talks next month in the United Arab Emirates by raising tensions between nations with fragile alliances and triggering a race to secure energy resources over reducing carbon emissions."
Source: E&E News, 10/13/2023"A Reality Check About Solar Panel Waste and the Effects on Human Health"
"The coming surge in photovoltaic panel waste is tiny compared to other categories, and most health concerns about solar equipment are unfounded."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/13/2023"800,000 Tons Of Radioactive Waste From Pennsylvania Drilling Goes 'Missing'"
"Waste from the oil and gas industry contains toxic and radioactive substances. Disposal of this waste is supposed to be carefully tracked, but 800,000 tons of oil and gas waste from Pennsylvania oil and gas wells is unaccounted for, according to a recent study."
Source: EHN, 10/13/2023"USPS Is Falsifying Safety Docs As Its Workers Die of Heat"
"Even after a mail carrier’s recent death, the company continues to violate its own rules."
Source: Texas Observer, 10/13/2023In The Amazon Forest, Millions Breathe Hazardous Air As Wildfires Spread
"Thick smoke has enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought."
Source: AP, 10/13/2023"Extreme Heat Risks Rise For Pregnant Women And Babies"
"As a health worker in South Sudan, Night Stella Elias sees from year to year how rising temperatures are adding to the dangers faced by pregnant women and their babies."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 10/13/2023Warming And Habitat Loss Shrink Pollinator Numbers, Threaten Coffee, Cocoa
"Changes in the climate and land use are combining to dramatically shrink the numbers of insects pollinating key tropical crops. As those problems interwine and intensify, it likely will hit coffee lovers right in the mug, according to a new study."
Source: AP, 10/13/2023Mama Bear "Grazer" Easily Wins Popular Fat Bear Contest At Alaska Park
"When it comes to packing on the pounds to survive an Alaska winter, this year’s undisputed champ is Grazer."
Source: AP, 10/13/2023Supreme Court Passes On Red State Challenge To Biden ‘Social Cost Of Carbon’
"The Supreme Court will not take up a lawsuit led by the state of Missouri that sought to block the Biden administration’s “social cost of carbon” measure."
Source: The Hill, 10/12/2023
